Beggars turn bidders at property auction

KARAIKAL (Puducherry): Three beggars took officials and influential local bidders by surprise when they walked into the commune panchayat office at Thirunallar in Puducherry on Friday to take part in the auction of commercial complexes near the famous Thirunallar Saneeswara Bhagwan temple.Read More................Beggars turn bidders at property auction in Puducherry

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These Families make Burial ground home

PUDUCHERRY: Eleven-year-old Sharmila, a fifth standard student, helps her sisters Sharada (9) and Gayathri (5) and brothers Velan (4) and Velmurugan (6) in their studies every day.

Her mother Subha who is expecting a baby in two months, is keen to educate all her children. Deserted by her husband, 28-year-old Bhuvaneswari, a mother of two, is struggling hard to make both ends meet.

But there's something unusual about these two families. They study among the dead and sleep and wake up with tombs, memorials and decaying bodies for company. Read more.............................These families make burial ground home

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This MLA picks up garbage, cleans drains

PUDUCHERRY: N Anand, fondly called "Bussy" Anand, is a busy man. A first-time MLA, he was elected from the Bussy assembly constituency in the Union territory in 2006 and hence the prefix.

And when the 44-year-old legislator of Puducherry Munnetra Congress is not pushing for schemes, meeting voters or discussing local politics over a cuppa, he's clearing garbage, cleaning clogged drains and spraying mosquito repellent across the town. Read more.................................This MLA picks up garbage, cleans drains

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